Method of producing woven-reed articles.



M. B. LLOYD. METHOD OF PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY ll. I917- Pat ented Mar. 25,1919.

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I the steps, aotsencl so of Menominee, Michigan,

entrance on nnono'eme woven-none AlR'HULES.

Application fileal July 1'7, 1917. gerial Ho. 5.311353.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. Leave, a. citizen of the United States,- and a resident have invent/so e improved Method certain new, useful, and

Reed Articles, of

of Producin Wovenivhieh the fol owing is e snecification.

My invention relates generally to the production of reed articles but relates more particularly to the production of reed entioles having a frame, such for example es an article oi furniture.

Until recent date, in the production of such articles as have e sopporting heme it has been the universal practice to weave the reetl fe latio directly upon encl thereby seoureiit to'the eiltiole frame. Applioent proeeeds upon. an entirely new principle end weevesthe 'rie inolepeneent of the frame, in e-menner convenient for the weevin operation emit ie'rie to the article some This novel method is not eleimeol iotoeoly here since it is the snb'eet ofother e. plieetions oi which applicant 5 epplimtion geese No, 1 8%,? ll is an; example and by reterenee to wliieli e thomngh "oxide ending efthe method of op'eretin enfi' he edventegee to he geinexl will be otter male. finfiloe it here to state that by this tion is seem'efi which greatly simplifies, oheapens and often roves teed extieles.

The general olojeotothe present invention is to fmt simplify, eheepen enzl iaoilitate the meufoetmre of certain need erticieonndien the method hetero referred to.

Funther' ohjeots of the invention are to eliminete'weete; to i ovizle e method; wherewith estieles of ii' noult she e can be pro (laced repidlg seen by one tilled WOI'lIQfi-E, end generally. reduce the hitlietto hi l ly indivilieelistie wee-wing; of eeeh recl to, tie upon each article twine, to s teeter method of Weaving one eeeemhling the most convenient or eeeeptehle matinee.

My invention consists geneielly in the nenee theroef wherein the above nemeo ejects, together with others which will egpeer: hereinafter, ere attainable and; my invention. will he more readily unclersteofi l y refei'enee to' the drawings which illiiettete'steps in. the precluotion of en extielenncier the present in- I vention.

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In said drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of theupper ortion of 9. Chill? frame.

Fig. 2 is e perspective view of the lower POl'tlQll of a chair frame.

Fig. 3 1s a. sidle elevation of e reezl fabric for use in covering the bottom portion of the choir frame.

Fig. 4C is a top View of the fabric of Fl 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the reed fa rie to:- use in covering the upper portion of the chair fname,

Fig. 6 is e nenspeetive view illustrating the fabric opp ieel to the lower portion of the chair frame.

Fig: 7 is a perspective View illustrating the choir upper in position.

Fig. 8 is a. top lee "view of force fehriois eygp led.

Fig. 9 is e 'topplen view of the chair after fabric i applied; and

Fig-10 is on enlarged detziil sectional snbstentielly on the line 10-410 of the chair be- I have she's-en for the purpose of illusretiisg the present invention, the menuieotui'e ofyen erm chain lieoeuse it is representative 05 a class of articles that can he made edvsntegeously under the present invention.

Zn the said drawings, A repremnts a chair upper which comprises in this instanoa, it onts or standards 2, a rear portion 3, having forwardly extending portions l, membens 5, extending between and stenclei'tis 2, cross braces 6', anti dingonal braces 7. This stricture is typiotil at on arm chair upper eml is cited by way of illustretion and not by Way of limitation. reg resents the chair bottom which in this inst-once eoinprisesa seat support 10, legs 11 and cross illness 12 extencling between and vigily Tom-sing the legs. The legs 11, it will loo not/e51 extend slightly outwardly of the seat in the usual manner for the pull-pose of making; at more stsole structure. I produce the chair fie-me npner and bottom separately for e "gorgsose shortly to hetiesoribeti. it is desirable in this insten e to provirle a, reed "fabric covering erounrl the legs anti to this end l provide a tubular reed. fabric 13, of

the rear-portion, 3

n mousse referred to. Of course, it will be understood that the fabric is properly tapered to the end that it will properly encompass the diverg ing chair legs 11. As the fabric can be most convenientlv produced in circular tubular shape, I produce it in this form and then anply pressure thereto causing it to assume the enerall' s rectangular form. shown by dotted lines in Fig. In this condition it can be readily placed over the chair bottom starting the large end of the fabric over the seat first. moving it downwardly until it has found its proper place firmly and tightly engaging the chair legs. When in this condition it can be readily secured by means of tacks, brads or other suitable fastening devices. The chair bottom so completed is illustrated in Fig. (3. F or the sake of appearance and to accommodate the limbs of the user I may turn or fold in portions ofthe fabric as indicated at 1'5, Figs. 6 and 7.

After the bottom has been thus completed, I place the upper frame member upon and secure it to the chair bottom illustrated in Fi 7. For the purpose of covering the chair upper I provide a U-shaped fabric 1.4, see Fig;

o. 'lll'iis fabric may be produced in any suitable Way but I prefer to prod uce it in the man-- ner illustrated and described in my co-pending, application. The projecting stake ends 15, may be conveniently laid down before applying the fabric to the frame, The U- shaped fabric'is placed Within the frameupper as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 7 at Which tiine the bottom portions 1%, 1.7 and 18 may be secured to the chair seat support 10. It will. be noted in this condition that substantially triangular portions 19, ext-end above the-adjacent frame members, 4. and 5. These portions I roll or form over the mem here and 5 forming the arm rests 20, (see Figs. 9 andlO). The fabric is secured to the frame members by suitable fastening devices such as tacks, braces or the like. In er der to secure the fabric upper more perinenently, and also to enhance the appearance,

I also prefer to seeiu'ea strip 21, to the chair seat support around the outside of the fabric and to which the fabric can be secured. This construction is best shown in Fig. 10.

Proceeding as above outlined, chairs of pleasing. appearance and of durable construction, can be produced rapidly, assembled easily by unskilled labor and at low cost. Rocking chairs, setteesand many other articles can be produced advantageously by this method.

Inasmuch as this complete disclosure Will readily suggest to others modified methods whereby the substantial objects of my inven: tion may be attained, I do not wish to-be limited to the precise steps above enumerated nor to the exact sequence thereof, except only as may be necessary by limitations in the hereunto appended claims;

I claim:

1. Thehcrein described method. of producing reed articles, which consists in providing two frame members, one thereof being of tapering form, inserting the'tapering frame member small end first into a tapering tubular reed fabric, and then. securing the other frame member to the small end of the taper-lug frame member.

2. Flhe method of producing reed-Work chairs or the like which consists in providing a frame the upper portion of which com.- 'prises a pair of spaced front members or standards, a back portion, and connections between the back portion and standards constituting arms, in providing a U-shaped reediiabric Woven in curved forina'nd of greater Width, in part at least, than the height of the, said'fraine, mounting the U- .shaped fabric Within the said frame and folding the higher portions of the fabric over the arm portions of the frame.

In testimony thereof 1 have hereunto set my hand,'this 22nd day of June, 191?, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses;

MARSHALL B. LLQYD.

i llitncsses:

Edam 'LmnsTnUM, CECIL J. Bnnoner, 

